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Cheap 5.0 Miata on ebay

Old Jul 30, 2009 | 04:57 PM
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Default Cheap 5.0 Miata on ebay

Seriously, if this were closer, it would likely end up in the garage. Great start for a tinkerer that will likely go cheap because of the work involved. You can't start a V8 swap for what this will probably go for.

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Old Jul 30, 2009 | 05:09 PM
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wOW. The body looks a little rough, but it seems all the meat and potatoes are there for a nice finished product. Neat project for someone.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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I always thought a monster Miata would be fun. That's a great find for someone good at body work.

However, I'd imagine that the handling in any type of slippery situation (wet roads, leaves on the road in the fall, gravel) would be seriously bad.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 07:55 PM
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That thing is junk.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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You ain't seen junk till you see my car. Got it for approx $400 bucks.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by JayL
That thing is junk.
Look at the ******* exhaust..


****, look at the WHOLE car.. With six days left, I Bet it still sells for $6000.

I'd pass unless it was like 1200$.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 11:16 PM
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what a shitbox.
Old Jul 30, 2009 | 11:20 PM
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heh I know the guy who built it. He did everything himself and cheap. Gets the job done though. The car was pretty fun
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Madboy
You ain't seen junk till you see my car. Got it for approx $400 bucks.
Got mine for 350 and she's B-E-A-utiful!!
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 04:46 AM
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Nice... I have this nice "drift damage" from the kid who "owned it" before the guy I got it from. Anyone know how to tear off an entire rear quarterpanel? lol
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Madboy
You ain't seen junk till you see my car. Got it for approx $400 bucks.
Originally Posted by p51hellfire
Got mine for 350 and she's B-E-A-utiful!!
$220 bitches....$150 for the motor + $70 Uhaul trailer rental to pick up chassis.


This is about what I'd pay for this Monster of a project.
Old Jul 31, 2009 | 10:08 AM
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Wow, that shitbox doesn't look anything like my friend's from McCully Racing Motors V8's.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3196670/7


V8 number 1:

V8 number 2:
Old Sep 1, 2009 | 01:07 AM
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It looked like a **** box but I built it from parts I found in my garage - Thrashed it every day for a year and still made over 4000.00 when I sold it.
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